My GPA is 3.3 and LSAT 172 (retaking in December), and I'm shooting for Columbia & NYU. I had to work full time during college, and I'm an URM. Is there any way to make sure that schools will notice this before auto-rejecting me?I read that a diversity statement would help, but I already sent in my app for early decision. Would it be bad to email them my diversity statement as additional information?Thanks!

I know it's a little stupid, but my personal statement touched on the subject, and I thought it would be enough. I have now reconsidered, and wanted to write a full fledged diversity statement. Should I?

If it's something you already talked about in your PS, you might annoy them by trying to add a new addendum that duplicates that info. Usually a DS is used to cover things they aren't mentioned in the PS, and some people integrate their diversity info into their PS. As long as you said enough to get the message across, they'll notice it.